Horseshoe



Dec. 11,1923.

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C. J. WUNDERLICH HORSESHOE 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed April 10 1922 [72/3119 1 Wander-lick.

Patented Dec. 11, 1923.

UNITED STATES CHRISTIAN J. WUNDERLICH, OF MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA.

HORSESEL'OE.

Application filed April 10, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN J. l/VUN' DERLIOH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mitchell, in the county of Davidson and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to horseshoes and one object of the invention is to provide iron shoes with inserts of rubber and cord fabric, rubber compound and vulcanized rubher, or any other suitable elastic material that will prevent slipping when traveling over slippery ground, such inserts being detachable from the iron shoe for easy replacement when worn out.

Another object of the invention is to make this padding for the horseshoe as extensive as possible, so as to furnish a complete support for the horses hoof, and to provide at the same time a good wearing surface.

Still another object of the invention is to furnish the shoe with sockets for calks, which may be attached temporarily for use on icy streets. The calks have a peculiar construction, which adapts them to get a good hold on the ice. A novel device for securing the shoe to a hoof is also included in the invention, and this device makes it possible to quickly remove a wornout shoe and attach a new one.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of a horse shoe constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a transverse section along line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view and cross section of a slight modification of the shoes shown in Figs. 1 and 2;

Fig. 4 is a similar view to Fig. 1 with provision for calks to be added to the underside of the shoe;

Fig. 5 is a section along line 55 of Fig. i with the ealks in position;

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the securing device of the shoe;

Figs. 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 are perspective views of difierent details of the securing device;

Fig. 12 is a perspective view in longitudinal section of a modified form of padding for the shoe;

Fig. 13 is a perspective view of a calk Serial No. 551,074.

adapted to be secured in sockets in the shoe as indicated in Figs. 4; and 5;

Fig. 14 is a perspective view of a modified form of the calk;

Fig. 15 shows a perspective View of still another modification of the calk having a cord or fabric and rubber compound filling; anc

Fig. 16 shows in fragmentary perspective view and partial section, a modified form of securing means for the elastic insert.

Referring particularly to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, reference numeral 20 represents a metallic channel bent in the conventional shape of a horseshoe with its middle portion 21 flat and adapted to fit on the underside of the hoof, while the side walls 22 extend downwardly therefrom. Between the side walls 22 is placed a U-shaped insert 23 preferably made of a rubber fabric compound. This insert extends beyond the lower edges of the walls 22, so that it contacts with the ground when in use, spacing the walls 22 slightly above the same. To secure the insert in the channel I preferably provide a cleat 24: of thin metal or any other hard material such as vulcanized rubber and wood fiber compound, or the like. This cleat fills the entire width between the sides of the insert and is secured by means of screws or rivets 25 to the channel as best seen in Fig. 2. In this manner there will be an open space between. the sides of the insert 23, as seen at 26 in Fig. 2, and I may completely fill this space by means of solid rubber 27, as seen in Fig. 3, and this solid rubber may be vulcanized along its edges 28 to the walls of the insert 23 to firmly secure them together, while spaced recesses 29 are provided in the solid rubber for the screws or rivets 25, so that the insert 23 and the solid rubber 27 would be removed together, if replacement is necessary. On the upper side of the channel I may provide teeth to prevent slipping of the shoe as regards the hoof, as these small teeth 60 are intended to be embedded in the hoof.

Figs. 4: and 5 show a shoe adapted to receive calks 30, and it is for this purpose provided with a number of blocks 31 and 34L across the side walls 22 of the channel 20. These blocks are preferably positioned one, 3e, at the toe of the shoe and another, 31, on each of the heel ends of the shoe. These blocks have tapered sockets 32 for receiving the calks 30, which may be removed, when not used on hard frozen ground or T1 1 +1 .0,; q ice. ns snoe .s 0. ierwisc Oi L is same con struction as the one described in Figs. 1 and '2, that is to say it has an insert 23 secured by means of the cleat on each side of the toe block 34 and held together by means of screws or rivets 25. I might also provide wire nails 59 along the outer edge of the channel running crosswise through the same and the filler or insert 23, as at 58 and into the hoof in the usual manner of securing a shoe.

In Figs. 6 to 11 inclusive a detachable securing device for the shoe is illustrated. This consists of a hook 35 near the heel on each side of the shoe and a toe hook 3G in the middle thereof, which ast-mentioned hook may either be provided with a single lip 37 or a pair of lips 38, as seen in Fig. 9, which are spaced slightly apart for a purpose which will be explained later. The hooks 35 and 36 are very thin. Around each of the heel hooks 35 I attach a loop formed on a piece of wire ac by doubling the wire and holding the end securely by means of a sleeve a1 shown in detail in Fig. 10. The other end of this wire 40 is similarly provided with a loop, which however is smaller and attached to a clasp 42 illustrated in Fig. 11, which is constructed similarly to clasps used on automobile tops, that is to say, it is self-locking, when the wire is under sufiicient tension. Another wire 43 engages the lip 37 of the toe hook 36 and is made continuous and has formed on it two loops 44 adapted to engage with the gripping hook 45 provided on the clasp L2. When double lips 38 are provided, having a space 46 between them, the knotted or joined portion 47 fits in the space as seen in Fig. 9.

In order to securely hold the wires down on the hoof and prevent slipping, I at times provide a crab as, see Fig. 7, through which the wires 43 is drawn, and this crab a8 has on its underside several claws 49 or a roughened. surface, so as to get a good hold on the upper part of a horses hoof. Smaller crabs 50 of the same character may be providedon the middle portion of the side wires 40. Instead of this crab 48, I may provide another crab 51 see Fig. 8, which also has claws 52 on the underside, but which combines in itself the functions of the crab 4:8 and the elasps 4:2. For this purpose it is provided with a central hook 53 and a pair of side hooks 54; adapted to engage with the wires 43 and 40 respectively, and these hooks are inserted in lugs 55, their inner ends being threaded to engage with tightening nuts 56 for stretching the wires over the horses hoof. \Vith the aid ofthese crabs the wire is prevented from slipping over the hoof, which might otherwise be scratched and worn by the wires a0 and L23.

In Fig. 12 is shown a modification ot the horseshoe, which here consists of a metallic strip (35 of the conventional shape made to lit under the hoof and provided with hooks 66 of the same character as books 35 and 236 already described. Filling a portion of the space between tie sides of the metallic strip (35 is a solid rubber pad (51', which is coi'isiderably thicker than the strip (35 and. has a rib (38 running along its outer wall and being of the same contour as the strip The pad 67 is secured to the strip (35 by means oi? a pair of cleats 71 and screws or nails 69. A heel portion is inserted consisting of rubber fabric. compound to set up friction and wear against the surface of the road. The cleats Tl, may be made of metal or oi hard rubber compound. In the latter case the rib 8 may be vulcanized to the cleats Tl and form a. solid body thcrcith. The metallic strip (35 may then be dispcnsed with alto other and thc parts (3T. and '71. secured iiectly on the hoot. 'lhe nails (39 are then used to fasten the rubber shoe on the horses hoof and the clcats Tl are pi .ierably supplied as two halvcs for adjustment.

The call; shown in vlfig. l-l comprises a tapered shank 75 and a head T6 with a thin upright front wall '77, from which a pair a similar side walls 78. preferably beveled, extend rearwardly at right angles.

In Fig. 1a the front and side 'alls merge into one wall 79, which is of cylindrical :lorm, higher in front and possibly open at the rear, as at 82, or closed as seen at in 15. lVithin this cylindrical wall I may insert a plug of rubber fabric 81., which makes the calk suitable for asphalt paving, while the ca ks in Figs. 13 and 1t are best suited for ice. All these calks are intended to be driven into the sockets 332 provided in the metallic shoe.

It will be evident from the above de scription that the wearing parts, whether consisting of rubber fabric compound or solid rubber, are all detachable for the sake of easy replacement.

The modified form of attachment illus trated in Fig. 16, shows the insert 75 and the cleat 77 laced in place in the channel 76 by means of metallic wire 78, running crossways through the insert and around small projecting knobs 79 provided along both edges of the channel 76.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new is:

1. A horseshoe comprising a metallic channel, shaped to fit a hoot and opening downwardly, a band of fabric and rubber compound folded in said channel with its edges protruding beyond the channel edges, and means for securing said band to the channel, and including a metal strip between said protruding edges.

2. A horseshoe comprising a metallic channel, shaped to fit a hoof and opening downwardly, a band of fabric and rubber compound folded in said channel with its edges protruding beyond the channel edges, means for securing said band to the channel, said means including a thin strip of hard material deposited in the fold of said band, and holding elements between the channel and the strip. I

8. A horseshoe comprising a metallic channel, shaped to fit a hoof and opening downwardly, a band of fabric and rubber compound folded in said channel with its edges protruding beyond the channel edges, means for securing said band to the channel, and a filler of rubber or the like between the sides of said band.

4. A horseshoe comprising a metallic channel, shaped to fit a hoof and opening downwardly, a band of fabric and rubber compound folded in said channel with its edges protruding beyond the channel edges, means for securing said band to the channel, said means including a thin strip of hard material deposited in the fold of said band, holding elements between the channel and the strip, and a filler of rubber or the like between the sides of said band.

5. A horseshoe comprising a metallic channel, shaped to fit a hoof and opening downwardly, a band of fabric and rubber compound folded in said channel with its edges protruding beyond the channel edges, a metal strip deposited in the fold of said band for securing said band to the channel, and detachable means for holding the shoe on a hoof.

6. A horseshoe comprising a metallic channel, shaped to fit a hoof and opening downwardly a band of fabric and rubber compound folded in said channel with its edges protruding beyond the channel edges, and a thin strip of metal deposited in the fold of said band for securing said band to the channel, and said channel having blocks connecting its walls in spaced relation providing sockets for calks.

7. A horseshoe comprising a metallic channel, shaped to fit a hoof and opening downwardly, a band of fabric and rubber compound folded in said channel with its edges protruding beyond the channel edges, means for securing said band to the channel, blocks across said channel walls in spaced relation and forming sockets, and calks engaging in said sockets.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CHRIS. J. WUNDERLIGH. [1... s.] 

